September 26, 2016

The Quarterback Whisperer

Heather Burns works magic with timely advice. Hakeem Archer needs help with fundamentals. Gil Thorp will soon be free to pursue other interests. Randy Weiss is still looking for his first win on the PBA tour.

If I may cite James Thurber’s narrator in “The Catbird Seat,” this all seems “too grossly improbable.” A player leaves the soccer team after her coach tells her she’s not a leader and will be set aside for younger players, then inexplicably apprentices herself to the trainer. Then, the non-leader takes on the role of analyzing the football team’s quarterback and acting on her observations by coaching him on the sideline. Did I miss an explanatory strip recently? I don’t think I’ve missed one since Labor Day, but I could be mistaken…

Love the “quarterback whisperer” thing — thought I missed something too, like why they allow this crazy girl to be down on the field and talking (“whispering”) to the players?
How many other crazy girls will they allow there? No one knows, since no one seems to be in charge.